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Continuity and Change in Roman Religion (Hardcover)
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Continuity and Change in Roman Religion (Hardcover)
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This is a survey of the religious attitudes reflected in Latin
literature from the late Republic to the time of Constantine. Its
main theme is the development of the Roman public religion in that
period. Within this theme the most pervasive issue is the
relationship between Roman religion and morality. Though the link
between the two is shown to be closer than is often supposed, it
was also the case that the rise of such systems as Stoicism and
Christianity contributed to a sense of morality more detached from
traditional conceptions of the collective well-being of the Roman
state. Nevertheless, the old religion continued to flourish and to
contribute in numerous ways to the working of Roman society until
it was fatally weakened by the political and social crisis of the
third century. This crisis, and the tendency of the Roman Empire to
depend upon and encourage new sources of support, prepared the way
for the emergence of Christianity, first as the religion of the
Emperor, and then, after a period in which Christians and pagans
were able to co-operate by emphasizing their common beliefs, as the
official religion of the Empire.
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